Speaker: Dr. Emily Lindsey, University of California, BerkeleyFor decades a debate has raged over the relative contributions of human activities and environmental change in driving the extinction of most of earth’s large mammals near […]
Speaker: James Brady, Cal State University, Los AngelesDuring the last decade of the 19th century, four cave studies of exceptional quality were produced. The best was Eduard Seler’s report on […]
Speaker: Marilyn Kelly Buccellati, UCLA2010 was our last excavating season in the ancient city of Urkesh in the northeastern corner of Syria although we went to the site in December […]
Speaker: Dr. Heather Miller, University of TorontoArchaeological interest in technological change focuses on both invention and production by craftspeople, and on social issues related to adoption of new technologies. We recognize […]
Speaker: Jacob Bongers, PhD Candidate, UCLAThis talk addresses local mortuary practices in the mid-Chincha Valley, Peru dating from the Late Intermediate Period, or LIP (AD 1000 – 1476) to the […]
Speaker: Dr. Owen Doonan, California State University, NorthridgeAncient Sinop was the crossroads of the ancient Black Sea, which has been itself described by the distinguished historian Georges Bratianu as the "Turntable […]
Fowler OutSpoken TalkTua Pittman on Traditional Sea Voyaging and NavigationSaturday, April 30, 1:30 pm Internationally recognized as a traditional voyaging seafarer, Tua Pitman has navigated canoes for over thirty years […]
Speaker: Scott Fitzpatrick, University of OregonFor many island societies worldwide, the acquisition and exchange of prized resources was fundamental to developing and maintaining social, political, and economic relationships. The patchiness of […]
Speaker: Dr. Cathy Costin, California State University, NorthridgeAlthough some have suggested that North Coast ceramics are characterized by a stable technological style over thousands of years, evidence indicates that several […]